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Light, an AI-native finance platform out of Copenhagen that processes 280 million records in under a second, today announced €25 million in Series A funding to expand to the US, triple its engineering team, and further build out the deployment department. The round was led by Balderton Capital. Atomico, Cherry, Seedcamp, and Entrée also participated ...
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iRobot, the company that brought robotic vacuum cleaners to homes and popular culture, has filed for bankruptcy. It plans to sell all assets to its primary supplier, the Chinese company Picea Robotics. Investors “will experience a total loss and not receive recovery on their investment” if the deal is approved, iRobot said. The company didn’t discuss how the move might affect its employees in the US or elsewhere. Amazon dropped... Read more ›
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The Stephen King adaptation wrapped up its first season Sunday night on HBO with a little slice of fan service. Read more ›
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It’s been a good year for books. I’ve been glutting myself on them for months: reissued forgotten classics with sentences so crisp you can hear them ringing out through the decades, sprawling new novels that made me laugh and sigh and weep, philosophical nonfiction that has me reaching for my pencil to scrawl thoughts and […] Read more ›
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Jimmy Kimmel has responded to Trump's Truth Social post about the death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. Read more ›
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If you want to understand how the US government works today, you should study President Donald Trump’s attempt to pardon a woman named Tina Peters last week. Peters is a former Colorado election clerk and a die-hard believer in the false claim that the 2020 election was stolen. In 2021, Peters committed a series of […] Read more ›
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Intel has tightened its ties with the current US administration, appointing an economic advisor to President Trump as its new head of government affairs. Read more ›
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This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Changes in polar bear DNA that could help the animals adapt to warmer climates have been detected by researchers in a study thought to be the first time a statistically significant link has been found between […] Read more ›
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Apple and Samsung are best equipped to handle rising memory chip costs that could drive down global smartphone shipments by 2.1% in 2026, according to new data from Counterpoint Research. Image credit: iFixit In its latest projection for the smartphone market next year, the firm has downgraded its forecast from a previously expected 0.45% growth, citing a memory shortage that has pushed component costs up 10% to 25%. Chinese brands... Read more ›
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One of 2025's splashiest games, Hollow Knight: Silksong, is getting its first major DLC expansion, developer Team Cherry announced in a blog post. The nautically-themed Sea of Sorrow update will come to the moody Metroidvania some time in 2026, and better still, it will be free for all players. The DLC will include "new areas, bosses, tools and more," the developer wrote. There aren't a lot of clues to the... Read more ›
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Archer, Beta, and Joby are developing autonomous, gas-electric hybrid air taxis in hopes of clinching defense contracts. Read more ›
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Amidst the economic uncertainty ushered in by this AI boom, some folks still have conviction and are offering hope to the community. Edward Crisler, the PR manager for GPU maker Sapphire, has just said that he believes DRAM prices will start to plateau in the next few months, so don't panic buy right now. Read more ›
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Android and iOS aren't the only game in town, and polled readers like this alternative platform. Read more ›
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Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle. Read more ›
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Regardless of the experiences and material things that money can offer, at the end of the day, kids "just want your time," Chris Hemsworth said. Read more ›
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Tallinn-based shipping logistics platform MyDello has raised €3.1 million in new funding to accelerate international expansion, starting with the UK, where customers can use the platform from December onwards. Icelandic VC Frumtak Ventures led the investment round, with participation from existing investor Finnish early stage VC Superhero Capital. Joining the board are Frumtak Ventures general ... Read more ›
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The defamation lawsuit's allegations focus on the footage of President Donald Trump's January 6, 2021, speech. Read more ›
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After a 30-year wait, the new FPGA-based Commodore 64’s are coming off the production line, and we’ve got one for review. It does not disappoint! Read more ›
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Shiloh Luckey faces SEC charges for using VC funds to pay for her home, Super Bowl tickets, trips to Aspen, and a wedding. The FBI is also investigating. Read more ›
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Zurich-based cybersecurity company Soverli has raised €2.2 million ($2.6 million) in pre-Seed funding to introduce a sovereign smartphone architecture that works alongside Android and iOS. The round was led by Founderful, with backing from the ETH Zurich Foundation and Venture Kick, as well as prominent figures from the cybersecurity industry. In September, the company secured ... Read more ›
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APEX, a Oeiras-based investment firm specialising in sports assets, has announced the launch of a new private equity fund targeting €300 million ($350 million) to back minority investments in European sports teams, leagues, and related businesses, with a focus on small to mid-size assets historically ignored by larger institutional investors. The new fund will focus ... Read more ›
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A new report, The European Open-Source AI Landscape, has just been released by the StepUp Startups project. The report offers a snapshot of where Europe currently stands in the global AI race, and explores how faster adoption of open-source AI could boost competitiveness while strengthening the EU’s digital sovereignty. Open-source AI refers to models, tools ... Read more ›
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EpilepsyGTx, a Cambridge-based BioTech startup focused on research and development of gene therapies to treat refractory epilepsy, today announced it has raised €28 million ($33 million) in Series A financing to advance its lead programme EPY201 through Phase 1/2a clinical trials. The round included investment from XGEN Venture, the British Business Bank (who invested €12 ... Read more ›
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QuantumDiamonds (QD), a Munich-based quantum sensing company for semiconductor inspection, has unveiled plans to invest €152 million to build what it calls the world’s first production facility for advanced chip testing systems. The planned Munich facility is “expected to receive tens of millions of euros in public support from the German federal and Bavarian governments ... Read more ›
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This week on the EU-Startups Podcast, we sit down with Karim Saleh, Co-founder and CEO of Cerrion. This Zurich-based company is building agentic AI that watches factory lines around the clock and intervenes in real time to prevent safety incidents, scrap, and costly downtime. By plugging into standard cameras and understanding production flows like an ... Read more ›
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Iconic, a London-based interactive entertainment and AI-native platform company, has raised €11 million ($13 million) in seed funding to develop its on-device AI technology for immersive gaming experiences. The round was co-led by venture capital firms Kindred and Northzone, with additional backing from industry players including the Google AI Futures Fund. The investment also brings ... Read more ›
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Equixly, the Verona-based cybersecurity startup using agentic AI to automate API security testing, has raised €10 million in Series A funding to expand its team, advance its proprietary AI models and accelerate its international presence, beginning with the launch of a UK sales and marketing function next year. The round was led by 33N Ventures, ... Read more ›
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London-based dementia care startup Punto Health has raised €2.3 million ($2.7 million) in a Seed funding round to accelerate product development and commercial expansion across the UK and Spain. The round was co-led by Shilling VC and Plus Partners, with participation from Exceptional Ventures, Heartfelt, Fondo Bolsa Social, and ABAC Nest. “Dementia is never just ... Read more ›
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Spoor, an Oslo-based startup that leverages AI to help wind farms monitor and protect wildlife, announced it has secured an €8 million Series A investment round to support further global expansion and new hires. The round was led by European EnergyTech VC SET Ventures, with additional participation from EnBW New Ventures, Ørsted Ventures and Superorganism. ... Read more ›
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